Happy New Year to you all from Club Creative. 2012 promises to be a busy year for us with some big developments in Creative Enterprise and Arts Mark in schools, and work with hard to reach young people and adults in the community. We also continue to offer our regular programme of after school clubs, Y6 transition activities, creative fun days, workshops, events and much more.

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Kiltonthorpe School , which is a Special school in Brotton, Cleveland, achieved Specialist Arts College status just over three years ago.

The students across all areas of the school have enjoyed a vast range of Art, ICT, Film and Dance opportunities , and the school community celebrate their achievements with a special event., on Wednesday 23rd November 2011 .

We invited all parents of Secondary and 6^th Form students to our afternoon Cinematic showing of the best of our Arts College work from the last three years, along with Governors and Friends of the school, including ex-students. .

Kiltonthorpe Film-maker and Animators Adam Reamswood and Ben Hopkinson presented an impressive show, supported by Lauren Henderson, Arts Facilitator.

The 40 minute programme of film clips, movies, animations and videos of activities, followed a packed morning where students attended workshops within school. Classes ranged from Physical Theatre and Stage combat , Circus skills, Photography, Drumming, Batik, Textiles, Art and Craft, Multi-sensory experience with Head massage and Face Painting.

It was a fabulous day, being able to share our successes with the students, staff, artists and practitioners who have featured highly in our Arts Programmes, over the years.

The event was planned by Director of Specialism, Kate Watson and organised by Neil Walker of Club Creative, (neil@club-creative.co.uk) with his team of student Event organisers.

Another great week in Lady Lumley’s School in Pickering and Ryedale in Nawton. Funded with the last of the Extended School budget (another victim of the cuts) these fantastic creative days allow Y6 pupils ‘stepping up’ to Y7 secondary schools the opportunity to have fun, make new friends and feel more confident about the coming academic year.

Activities provided by Club Creative included Graffiti Art, Carnival Drumming, Stage Combat and Bollywood dance. Photos and a short film will be uploaded soon so please keep checking back.

If you are sad to see the demise of Extened Schools funding and co-ordinators please feel free to leave your comments.

Here are some pics from the last few weeks of after school art clubs that Club Creative is running at John E Batty primary in Redcar. We are running art clubs for every year group across the 2010-11 academic year

Step Up 7 in Pickering & Malton was a two week summer school for Y6 pupils held in their new secondary schools. Four creative workshops each day made for a fun packed two weeks with 12 Club Creative staff working each day.

In Saltburn artists Derek Mosey and Helen Gaunt created two large mosaics that are now hung in the main entrance and main corridor of the new school to welcome all vistitors. They look amazing. These pics are work in progress.

Hi again, our Shakin Summer drama summer school got off to a great start with a small but perfectly formed group of children at Layfield School in Yarm on Monday. The children will learn drama techniques, develop the script and dialogue, make costumes and design the set then perform for family and friends at the end of the week.

The mosaic project at Saltburn Learning Campus concludes today. A group of children from the primary and secondary school have been working with two artists to produce two mosaics which will be hung in the entrance and in the main entrance corridor to act as a welcome to the school. We can’t wait to see the results.

As previously mentioned, the Club Creative 2010/11 academic year wall planners are ready to be despatched. If you would like to order one, or your organisation would like a bulk order, please get in touch. A1 and in full colour, They make a much more  attractive calendar than your standard office wall chart!

Hi all. All the summer activity is going incredibly well. There are still places on the ‘Shakin Shakespeare’ summer school next week so please get in touch if you are interested.

By tomorrow we will have worked with 400 children at the Step Up 7 Transition Days in Pickering & Malton. We’ve employed 4 artists, 8 assistants and a co-ordinator every day and a huge thanks goes out to them for all their hard work and enthusiasm. Look out for images and video of this fantastic multi arts summer school soon.

The workshops for Guisborough Police have been a huge success, enabling young people to engage with positive activity and learn new creative skills whilst helping to reduce the  instances of anti social behaviour. Graffiti Art has been the most popular to date!

Kilton Thorpe Special School arts summer school went really well with a wide range of workshops and activities. We look forward to resuming our excellent working relationship with film making workshops in September.

Workshops for Extended Schools in Great Ayton, Northallerton and Filey have been going OK, however numbers seemed low across the board in Filey and Northallerton. Extended Schools are looking into their publicity for next time.

Look out for news on Club Creative Merchandise coming soon!!

Neil

Lots of Club Creative activity happening this summer. Starting next week at Roseberry Primary School Great Ayton with a week of activity including circus skills, jewellery making, cartoon workshop, t-shirt design and African drumming.

We also have fantastic workshops through Extended Schools happening in Filey, Northallerton, and two weeks in Malton & Pickering where we are running the Step Up 7 Transition Days for Y6 kids who are moving up to the four secondary schools in September.

Guisbrorough Police have asked us to provide creative workshops for young people as part of an initiative to reduce anti social behaviour during the summer holidays.

We have a great mosaic project happening over a week in Saltburn Learning Campus. 20 pupils from the primary and secondary school will work together to produce a mosaic and a mural which will installed in the school entrance to welcome everyone in to the new term in September.

With a week long summer arts school in Kilton Thorpe Special School in Brotton and our own Club Creative Shakin Shakespeare drama school at Layfield Primary Yarm, it’s going to be a busy busy summer!

If you are interested in any of these activities please get in touch.

Club Creative requires 8 workshop assistants to take part in the Step Up 7 Transition Days summer school in Malton & Pickering, North Yorkshire. We also require an Event Co-ordinator who will have overall responsibility for the running of the Transition Days. The sessions will take place at 4 Secondary schools across 8 days from 9th – 20th Aug 2010.

There will be 4 artists delivering a varied creative programme to new Y7 children. Workshop Assistants will be required to support these sessions and the overall running of the Transition Days.

Interested parties must be CRB checked and be able to travel to the relevant location each day.

Click here for more details.

artist search

PLEASE CONTACT REDCAR & CLEVELAND ARTS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTLY. FULL DETAILS ON ATTACHED DOC.

Dear All

Opportunity: Redcar & Cleveland Arts Development -Tuned In! 2 Creative Links project are looking for an artist to deliver a big art project to decorate a fence at Zetland Park, Redcar.  Deadline for proposals is Tuesday 25th May 2010.

Kind regards

Donna and Jo

Donna Harding
CREATIVE LINKS OFFICER
Arts Development
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Telephone: 01642 496442
E-mail: donna_harding@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

Joanne Hodgson
Arts Development Officer
Regeneration Directorate
Kirkleatham
Kirkleatham Museum
Redcar
TS10 5NW